Fight with weapons ends with one arrest

Michael J. Hartman, 30, Enfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of aggravated battery and criminal damage to property following an altercation in Enfield around 7:41 p.m. Monday.

Braden Willis

Michael J. Hartman, 30, Enfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of aggravated battery and criminal damage to property following an altercation in Enfield around 7:41 p.m. Monday.

A White County Sheriff's Office incident report said a dispute over a woman has been brewing between Hartman and Patrick M. Harrison, 27, also of Enfield, which allegedly included threats from Hartman that he would kill Harrison.

On Monday evening, Harrison was a passenger in a pickup driven by his father, Terry L. Harrison, 49, also of Enfield.

The report said the Harrisons told Sheriff's Deputy Randy Graves they were driving past Hartman's home in the 200 block of East Main in Terry's company vehicle that belongs to Les Wilson, Inc.

They alleged that as they approached Hartman's home, Hartman walked in to the roadway and blocked their path, armed with a wooden club with a metal spike in it. Patrick exited the pickup and was allegedly struck in the leg with the weapon. A fight between the two ensued before Terry grabbed a pipe from the bed of his work truck and hit Hartman with it to stop the fight.

The Harrisons allegedly reentered the pickup and tried to leave but Hartman is accused of hitting the hood of the pickup several times with the club, causing significant damage.

Graves, another deputy and a state trooper, located Hartman at his residence. Hartman was booked at the City-County Jail pending the setting of bail.

While inside the residence, Graves alleged he spotted a quantity of white powder on a plate on a table. The powder will be sent to a crime lab to determine what it is and more charges may result if it is determined to be a controlled substance.

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